911 briefs -- Published Nov. 14, 2013

STOCKTON - Two violent crimes occurred within two blocks of each other over a span of a few hours Tuesday along south Stockton's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Two violent crimes occurred within two blocks of each other over a span of a few hours Tuesday along south Stockton's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, authorities said.

Two men told police they were parked in a red 1999 Mercury Mountaineer near South Hunter Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard about 3 p.m. when they were approached by two carjackers, one armed with a baseball bat. The bat-wielding man smashed out the front and rear windows of the SUV and forced the victims to exit the vehicle, officers said.

One of the carjackers then got into the Mountaineer and drove away while the second carjacker fled in a gray Honda sedan, police said. One robber was described as a Latino man 19 to 21 years old standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds with a black hooded sweatshirt. The other was a Latino man about 45 years old standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds with a white shirt.

Later in the evening, about 8 p.m., a food truck vendor was robbed while taking an order two blocks west near South Center Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A man approached the truck and ordered food before pulling a handgun and demanding money from the register, authorities said.

The robber then fled on foot. He was described as a Latino man 18 to 20 years old wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants, police said.

STOCKTON - Police believe a man wearing a wig may have fired shots into a residence Wednesday morning in a crime-ridden section of central Stockton, authorities said.

A woman told officers she was outside her home in the 600 block of East Oak Street about 8:05 a.m. when a man approached her and said "Good morning." When the woman walked back into her residence, the man attempted to follow, but she shut the screen door before he could enter, police said.

The man then asked: "You guys from Oakland?" About 20 seconds later, the woman heard gunshots being fired into her home. No one was injured, authorities said.

The person who attempted to enter the woman's home was described as a black man in his 30s standing 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 to 150 pounds, police said. He was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a blue hat. The man was bald but appeared to be wearing a wig or hairpiece, authorities said.

ACAMPO - A man deployed a backup parachute and landed safely Wednesday afternoon at the Parachute Center in Acampo after his primary chute failed to open, authorities said.

A motorist reported a skydiver down near Highway 99 at 12:23 p.m., but deputies determined the skydiver was safe, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. What the motorist saw fall to the ground near the highway was the skydiver's primary parachute, which he cut away when it malfunctioned, authorities said.